Companies where MBA candidates say they'd most like to work
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1 |
Google |
241 |
20.25% |
2 |
McKinsey & Company |
N.A. |
16.19% |
3 |
The Boston Consulting Group |
N.A. |
12.56% |
4 |
Bain & Company |
N.A. |
11.86% |
5 |
Starbucks |
310 |
10.77% |
6 |
Goldman Sachs |
24 |
9.75% |
6 |
Apple |
121 |
9.75% |
8 |
Johnson & Johnson |
36 |
9.26% |
9 |
Walt Disney |
64 |
7.80% |
10 |
Procter & Gamble |
25 |
7.53% |
11 |
Nike |
158 |
7.47% |
12 |
L'Oréal |
N.A. |
6.66% |
12 |
LVMH |
N.A. |
6.66% |
14 |
American Express |
79 |
6.55% |
15 |
Citigroup |
8 |
6.50% |
16 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts |
381 |
6.23% |
16 |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
N.A. |
6.23% |
16 |
Deloitte |
N.A. |
6.23% |
19 |
Target |
33 |
5.79% |
20 |
Bank of America |
9 |
5.63% |
21 |
Morgan Stanley |
20 |
5.36% |
22 |
PepsiCo |
63 |
5.20% |
23 |
Gap |
144 |
5.14% |
24 |
Lehman Brothers |
47 |
5.04% |
24 |
General Electric |
6 |
5.04% |
26 |
Genentech |
N.A. |
4.93% |
27 |
Coca-Cola |
94 |
4.87% |
28 |
Yahoo |
357 |
4.76% |
29 |
Unilever |
N.A. |
4.55% |
29 |
Nestlé |
N.A. |
4.55% |
31 |
Microsoft |
49 |
4.28% |
32 |
Amazon.com |
237 |
4.11% |
33 |
Merrill Lynch |
22 |
3.95% |
34 |
Amgen |
171 |
3.63% |
34 |
J.P. Morgan Investment Bank |
N.A. |
3.63% |
36 |
Kraft Foods |
N.A. |
3.25% |
36 |
3M |
97 |
3.25% |
38 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
N.A. |
3.14% |
38 |
Limited Brands |
240 |
3.14% |
40 |
IBM |
15 |
3.09% |
41 |
Diageo |
N.A. |
2.87% |
42 |
Mattel |
406 |
2.82% |
43 |
Accenture |
N.A. |
2.76% |
44 |
Marriott International |
203 |
2.71% |
44 |
Time Warner |
48 |
2.71% |
44 |
BMW |
N.A. |
2.71% |
47 |
Toyota |
N.A. |
2.65% |
48 |
Sony |
N.A. |
2.60% |
48 |
eBay |
383 |
2.60% |
50 |
Ernst & Young |
N.A. |
2.54% |
51 |
Harrah's Entertainment |
254 |
2.38% |
51 |
Deutsche Bank |
N.A. |
2.38% |
53 |
General Mills |
213 |
2.27% |
53 |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
11 |
2.27% |
55 |
Southwest Airlines |
276 |
2.11% |
56 |
A.T. Kearney |
N.A. |
2.06% |
56 |
Monitor Group |
N.A. |
2.06% |
58 |
Medtronic |
222 |
2.00% |
59 |
KPMG |
N.A. |
1.95% |
59 |
Eli Lilly |
149 |
1.95% |
61 |
Mercer Management Consulting |
N.A. |
1.89% |
61 |
Wells Fargo |
41 |
1.89% |
61 |
Fidelity Investments |
N.A. |
1.89% |
61 |
Pfizer |
39 |
1.89% |
65 |
Dell |
34 |
1.79% |
65 |
Anheuser-Busch |
146 |
1.79% |
67 |
Verizon Communications |
13 |
1.68% |
67 |
Discovery Communications |
N.A. |
1.68% |
69 |
Colgate-Palmolive |
200 |
1.62% |
69 |
Merck |
99 |
1.62% |
71 |
FedEx |
68 |
1.57% |
71 |
Cisco Systems |
77 |
1.57% |
71 |
Abbott Laboratories |
102 |
1.57% |
71 |
UBS |
N.A. |
1.57% |
71 |
Intel |
62 |
1.57% |
76 |
Mayo Clinic |
N.A. |
1.52% |
76 |
Credit Suisse |
N.A. |
1.52% |
78 |
Exxon Mobil |
2 |
1.46% |
78 |
BP |
N.A. |
1.46% |
80 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
N.A. |
1.35% |
81 |
Hewlett-Packard |
14 |
1.30% |
81 |
Novartis |
N.A. |
1.30% |
83 |
Barclays Capital |
N.A. |
1.25% |
83 |
Chevron |
4 |
1.25% |
83 |
McGraw-Hill |
366 |
1.25% |
83 |
Yum! Brands |
262 |
1.25% |
83 |
MGM Mirage |
315 |
1.25% |
83 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
N.A. |
1.25% |
83 |
Washington Mutual |
81 |
1.25% |
90 |
Boeing |
28 |
1.19% |
91 |
Central Intelligence Agency |
N.A. |
1.14% |
92 |
Wachovia Corp. |
46 |
1.08% |
92 |
Motorola |
52 |
1.08% |
92 |
American Airlines |
101 |
1.08% |
95 |
HSBC |
N.A. |
1.03% |
95 |
Guidant |
N.A. |
1.03% |
97 |
Best Buy |
72 |
0.97% |
97 |
Nokia |
N.A. |
0.97% |
99 |
S.C. Johnson & Son |
N.A. |
0.92% |
99 |
Kellogg |
232 |
0.92% |
101 |
Bear Stearns |
138 |
0.87% |
101 |
Pulte Homes |
170 |
0.87% |
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McKinsey & Company |
22.28% |
Google |
21.46% |
Goldman Sachs |
19.78% |
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Best-paying fields |
In which industries do MBA candidates think they'll be best-compensated? |
Venture capital |
$107,919 |
Metals |
$102,000 |
Management consulting |
$101,404 |
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How we pick the 100 Top MBA Employers |
Think of it as a popularity contest for companies: Every year research firm Universum ranks the most desirable employers in the world, based on where MBA candidates say they'd most like to work.... (more)
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